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Borrowing Privileges

To use any library service, the fines on your library card must be less than $10.00. Holds must be picked up within 7 days. Exception: new movies are held for only 2 days. Items may be renewed if there are no holds. New movie checkouts are limited to 3 concurrently.

Loan Periods

New Movies

$2 for 2 days (1 renewal)

"Non-new" Adult Movies

$1 for 7 days (unlimited renewals)

Rental Books

$2 for 7 days (unlimited renewals)

New Books

14 days (unlimited renewals)

Magazines

7 days (1 renewal)

Textbooks & Chromebooks

2 hours in library use only (1 renewal)

All Other Adult Materials

21 days (unlimited renewals)

All Children's and Teen Materials

21 days (unlimited renewals)

Overdue Charges

Movies

$1.00 / day

Textbooks & Chromebooks

$5.00 / hour

All Other Adult Materials

$.30 / day

Inter-Library Loan

$3.00 / day

(There are no overdue charges on Children’s and Teen Materials)

Service Charges

Placing Holds

Free

Holds not picked up after notification

$1.00 each

Placing Inter-Library Loans

$2.00 each

Non pick up of Inter-Library Loan

$5.00

Fees and overdue charges may be paid in-person at any Circulation Desk or by calling 310-377-9584. Patrons with overdue materials receive notices by telephone or email at 3, 10, and 24 days overdue. At 45 days overdue, a Bill for Replacement of the overdue item(s) is mailed through the U.S. mail. Bills over $75.00 that are not paid or resolved within 30 days are turned over to Unique National Collection Agency and an additional $15.00 processing fee is charged. Please read about our Claims Return process for items that are believed to have been returned.